Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009[2]) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums have become some of the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).

In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.

2 Live Crew is a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

2 Live Crew was created by David "Treach DJ Mr. Mixx" Hobbs in Riverside, California, with fellow rappers Chris (Fresh Kid Ice) Wongwon, and Yuri ("Amazing Vee") Vielot. The three met at March AFB Riverside, CA, as they were enlisted in the Air Force.[citation needed] Along with giving local parties on and off base, they recorded their first singles through Macola Records Distribution in Los Angeles, CA. They released "Revelation" in 1984; the single sold well in Florida, encouraging the group to release "What I Like." In 1986, due to the popularity of the new single "Throw the Dick," the group, including new member Mark "Brother Marquis" Ross replacing Amazing Vee due to military commitments, relocated to Miami and teamed up with Ghetto Style DJ's and soon to be manager and eventual performer Luther Campbell, who used the nickname "Luke Skyywalker" (and was subsequently sued by George Lucas).

Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975)[2], better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known and critically, if not commercially, successful rappers in alternative hip hop. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker"; his middle name in Swahili means "true". Kweli first gained recognition through Black Star, a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def.

Born in Brooklyn, Kweli grew up in a highly educated household. His mother is an English professor and his father a sociology professor. His younger brother, Jamal Greene, is a professor of Constitutional Law at Columbia Law School. As a youth, he was drawn to Afrocentric rappers, such as De La Soul and other members of the Native Tongues Posse and Gall whom he had met in high school. Talib Kweli was a student at Cheshire Academy, a boarding school in Connecticut. He was also a student at Brooklyn Technical High School, before he was kicked out. He later studied experimental theater at New York University (NYU). [3]

Bryon Anthony McCane , better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone (or alias Rest in Peace), is a American rapper and is a member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

Bryon Anthony McCane II was born to an African-American father (died in 1997) and an Italian-American mother on September 12, 1976.[citation needed] At a young age, he witnessed his mother divorce and remarry several times. McCane and his sisters were kidnapped by one of the girls' biological fathers at an early age. Their abductor told the children that their mother was dead and took them to live on a reservation in Oklahoma.[1] During this time, Bizzy was abused psychologically[1] and sexually.[2][3] His picture was shown along with other missing children in the TV movie, Adam. A neighbor of the abductor recognized Bizzy from the film and alerted authorities.[1] Bizzy revealed his story on a 2003 episode of America's Most Wanted which is hosted by Adam's father, John Walsh. He hoped his revelation would help other victims of child abuse.[1]

Monday, June 15, 2009

From the get your body language correct department... DJ Protege at it again with more free music! This time, teaching us How To Multi Task. Listen to it below and leave some comments letting him know what you think!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

From the hey i'd like to... department... The Gathering vs Austin Beat Battle @ Hi-Lo on June 11th!

This Thursday in Austin, TX, musicNmind & Adrian Croom team-up again to bring you another edition of the Austin Beat Battle. This is also part of the weekly thursday event "The Gathering" at the new venue location, Hi-Lo on the corner of 6th St. & Lavaca.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

From the bang bang department... Crew 54 hit the streets on the 54 Reality Show and talk to the scene about the shooting that went down at Spiro's. See what the scene has to say! Post your comments and let your voice be heard.

Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes, 1977) is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr. Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One.

Mr. Lif grew up in the neighborhood of Brighton in Boston, Massachusetts. After attending the Dedham, MA private school Noble and Greenough School, he went on to attend Colgate University for two years, and he eventually dropped out. He became a performer in 1994. In 2000 and 2001 he won the Kahlua Boston Music Awards for Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Act. Mr. Lif's family ancestry is Barbadian.